Arvind Shrivastava Revenue Secy In Major FinMin Rejig
In a major bureaucratic reshuffle that would mark a virtual reboot of the brass in the ministry of finance, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Friday appointed Arvind Shrivastava Indias next secretary in charge of revenue, Vumlunmang Vualnam secretary...
4 dead as building collapses in Delhi’s Mustafabad
At least four people have succumbed to their injuries, and 14 people were rescued after a four-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Mustafabad area on Saturday morning, police said, adding that around eight people are still feared trapped under the debris. ...
Rain, thunderstorms likely in Delhi on Saturday: IMD
With a sunny Friday, the national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 41 degrees Celsius, 4.2 notches above normal, with the India Meteorological Deparment predicting rain and thunderstorms in the evening. The minimum temperature was recorded at 25.6 degrees Celsius, 4...
Developments works may suffer in Maha over pending bills: Contractors’ group
Development works in Maharashtra could be affected if the state government does not release payments in time, a senior functionary of an association of contractors and engineers said here on Friday. Milind Bhosale, president of the Maharashtra State Contractors...
22 Naxalites surrender before security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma
At least 22 Naxalites, 12 of them carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 40.5 lakh, surrendered before security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Friday, police said. The cadres, including nine women, turned themselves in before senior officials of the police...
31 students hospitalised after eating pani puri in Nanded
In a suspected food-poisoning case, 31 students of different educational institutes were admitted to a government hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded city early on Thursday as they fell ill after consuming 'pani puri' at a roadside stall, officials said. The affected...
BluSmart halts services amid Gensol crisis
Electric ride-hailing firm BluSmart on Wednesday halted cab bookings in certain parts of Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, the three cities where it operates. Even as the BluSmart app is available to download on the Google Play Store, users are unable to...
4 km security wall to be erected around Ram Temple
A security wall spanning approximately four kilometres is being erected around the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and is anticipated to be finalised in 18 months, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Building Construction Committee chairperson Nripendra Misra on Monday said. Updates regarding the...
Salman gets threats again, car bomb, house attack
Bollywood actor Salman Khan has received another death threat on Monday, this time through a WhatsApp message sent to Mumbai's Transport Department in Worli, reports ANI. The threatening message warns of killing Khan by entering his house at Galaxy Apartments...
By End of 2026, Farmers to Receive 12 Hours of Free Electricity – Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
Wardha: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today announced that by December 2026, 80% of the state’s farmers will receive 12 hours of free electricity throughout the year. He also stated that electricity bills for citizens across the state will reduce...
Phule’s release delayed due to Brahmin’s protest: Dir
Phule, based on the lives of social reformers Jyotirao Govindrao Phule and Savitribai Phule, has been delayed due to objections raised by the Brahmin community and not because of the censor board-suggested amendments, film's director Ananth Mahadevan said on Friday. The...
Trump effect: RBI reduces repo rate to 6%
I RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra says, "The MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) voted unanimously to reduce the policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 6 % per cent with immediate...
RBI lowers FY26 inflation projection to 4 pc
The Reserve Bank on Wednesday lowered the inflation projection for the current fiscal to 4 per cent from 4.2 per cent earlier, taking into account good agricultural output and falling crude prices. Consumer Price Index (CPI) based headline retail inflation...
Maharashtra polls were won by fraud: Kharge
Alleging that the BJP won the Maharashtra assembly polls through a fraud like never before, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday made a strong pitch for having elections on ballot paper. Addressing the AICC session in Ahmedabad, Kharge also accused...
Nagpur Schools Put 580 Fake Teachers, Staffers on Government Portal to Draw Salaries
Mumbai: The education department has launched criminal proceedings against five school education officers from Nagpur for their alleged involvement in a major salary scam. The officers are accused of forging documents and authorizing the inclusion of fake teaching and non-teaching...
Excise duty on petrol, diesel hiked
The government on Monday hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre each but there will be no change in retail prices as the increase will be adjusted against the price cut that was warranted because...
LPG cylinders to get costlier from tomorrow by…
LPG cylinders, both Ujjwala and non-Ujjwala, will be Rs 50 dearer starting Tuesday, Minister Hardeep Puri announced on Monday at a press conference. "The price per cylinder of LPG will increase by Rs 50. From Rs 500, it will go up...
IMD issues yellow alert for Delhi, red alert for Gujarat as heat intensifies
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for the National capital on Monday, predicting a rise in temperatures and heatwave conditions for the next two days. A red alert has been issued for Gujarat today, while an orange alert...
250 pax on London-Mumbai flight stranded In Turkey
More than 250 passengers on a London-Mumbai Virgin Atlantic flight, many of them Indians, are stuck in Turkey's Diyarbakir airport for over 40 hours now. An airline spokesperson has said the VS358 flight from London to Mumbai on 2nd April...
Veteran actor-director and Padma Shri recipient Manoj Kumar passes away at 87
Actor-filmmaker Manoj Kumar, who came be known as 'Bharat Kumar' for his series of popular patriotic films such as Shaheed, Upkar and Purab Aur Paschim, died in a Mumbai hospital in the early hours of Friday. He was 87. ...
LS passes Waqf bill by 288-232 votes
The Lok Sabha early on Thursday passed the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, after over a 12-hour debate, which saw the ruling National Democratic Alliance strongly defending the legislation as beneficial for minorities, while the opposition describing it as "anti-Muslim". The...
